Plot: A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
Storyline: An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches. --IMDb (by John Vogel)
IMDb User Review:
A Masterpiece (Feb. 05, 2007 by leboeufs):
This is an incredibly wonderful movie which ranks right up there with
Casablanca in my eyes and has been sorely under-appreciated by the
usually astute IMDb voters. This is Cary Grant's best performance. He is
impeccable as an angel who falls in love with an earthling but
continues to perform his duties anyway. He gets it all right. Cary Grant
is an angel. He was originally cast as the Bishop but demanded to be
given the role of the angel instead.
This movie is a joy to watch as it
shows the power of transformation and the power of the human spirit. I
particularly appreciated how Cary demonstrates the humanity of people at
all levels of society from the top to the bottom. This is truly a movie
for the ages.
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Reviewer:
z.x.study
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December 29, 2023
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Copr.
R605070.
The Bishop's wife. Photoplay, By
Samuel Goldwyn productions. Inc. 9,636
ft. (C) 10Dec47; L1394. Samuel Goldwyn
Productions (PwH); 25Mar75; R605070.
Reviewer:
Hararah07
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December 13, 2022
Subject:
Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you
Reviewer:
pennock54
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September 27, 2022
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Out of synch audio towards the last 5th of film avoid!
Out of synch audio towards the last 5th of film avoid!
Reviewer:
SerenaSwan
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December 26, 2020
Subject:
A Forgotten Classic Xmas Film
One of my all time favourite films for Xmas. So good to see Grant & Niven's on-screen chemistry.
But...
Starts going out of sync at
1:16:00
5 Stars for the film, 3 for the copy.